Driven By Safety

1. Driven By Safety • Ron Salter • Salters Cartage Ltd

2. Driver Selection and Health • 1. driver application form to contain history • 2 Drug test on site • 3 Medical test before employment and yearly • 4 truck drivers check for sleep disorder • 5test drive • 6inexperience do not be afraid to train

3. Driver testing • Educational standards must be sufficient to ensure adequate comprehension of regulations and instructions relevant to the task involved. A simple literacy and innumeracy test will be applied. • Maturity of outlook coupled with a responsible attitude must be evident. • Physical fitness must be of a satisfactory standard and have been assessed by a qualified medical practitioner. The medical examination shall include tests to establish adequate optical and aural standards and be designed to detect any physical disabilities which would detract from a driver’s ability to carry out the driving functions. • Continued satisfactory physical fitness which shall be assessed by periodic medical examinations. • Current driving ability with the type of vehicle to which a driver is to be assigned must be proved. An assessment drive must be completed with an approved driver trainer prior to employment.

4. Truck selection • Engine meets euro 4 . ABS • Automatic or automated transmission • Air suspension reduced road damage • Good drivers seat to reduce driver fatigue with integrated safety belt • Mirrors increased vision increased safety • Cameras • Speed limit 90 kms

5. Mirrors visibility

6. Staff driving training • Driver training should not be for driving staff only • Select a driving system that works not one that just trains staff to drive trucks • Resource your trainer • Ensure that after any accident that you retrain • Salters Use “Smith Systems”

7. Journey planning • Journey planning incorporates the conduct of formal risk assessment and definition of the value of proposed journeys to ensure that all identified hazards are managed. • The prime objective of journey planning is to enhance the safety of all deliveries by identifying the hazards associated with each journey. As a consequence, it may be possible to reduce the driver’s risk exposure by minimizing the number of journeys or maximizing the efficiency of each journey. • The key component of journey planning is to conduct a journey assessment, the complexity of which is determined by the risk of existing hazards and routes. • Look at what times you pass schools ,etc these are high risk

8. Smith Systems • Five Keys • 1.Aim High in Steering • 2.Get the big Picture • 3.Keep your eyes Moving • 4.Leave yourself an out • Make sure they see you

9. Use technology • Use a good gps • Speed check daily • Today's GPS can talk with engine to give warnings to office • These can include hard braking low oil pressure, high water temp etc

10. Safety does cost • Resource your staff with the tools to train • Good Vehicle selection and a good ergonomic work environment will lead to a less fatigue driver • Have monthly hse meetings with all staff • The lack of training will show in increased accidents • Reward your staff for zero accidents

11. Your reward Your bottom line • Increased training will give you a better bottom line by • Less accidents • Less down time • Less maintenance due to less warn and tear • Decrease insurance • Happy staff

12. Safety never ends • It is and should be a living document